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EPISODE · Dec 15, 2020 · 5 MIN

Actual Conversations Using Plain Forms

from Japanese Grammar Tips · host Yuya Sato

In this lesson, I will introduce how plain forms are used in the actual conversation. <Example Sentences> For Verbs Plain Forms: きょう べんきょうする。(with rising intonation) Are you going to study today? ううん、やらない。 No, I'm not. Polite Forms: きょう べんきょうしますか。 Are you going to study today? いいえ、しません。 No, I'm not. For な-Adjectives Plain Forms: げんき。(with rising intonation) Are you good? うん、げんき。 Yes, I'm good. Polite Forms: げんきですか。 Are you good? はい、げんきです。 Yes, I'm good. For noun + です Plain Forms: これ、iPhone。(with rising intonation) Is this iPhone? うん、iPhone。 Yes, it is. Polite Forms: これ、iPhoneですか。 Is this iPhone? はい、iPhoneです。 Yes, it is. <How to say Yes and No> Polite Forms: Yes=はい No=いいえ Plain Forms: Yes=うん No=ううん *いや=No (this can be both formal occasion and casual occasion) Reference: Introduction to Plain Forms https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Introduction-to-Plain-Forms-enp0g3 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuyaman1986

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